Studio Saar was established by Jonny Buckland and Ananya Singhal in 2019, having collaborated for over a decade. The studio’s architecture is underpinned by the ambition to create sustainable solutions for society, achieved by cross-cultural sharing of emerging ideas, methodologies, and technologies.
The practice is split across its two offices in Frome, Somerset (UK), and Udaipur, Rajasthan (India). Its architecture is rooted in understanding the importance of people, culture, and place. Whether in Somerset or Rajasthan, the studio’s approach interprets vernacular traditions through a contemporary lens to deliver innovative, relevant, and beautiful design solutions across a range of typologies.
Key schemes include Third Space, a cultural and learning centre in Udaipur; Secure Sanand Factory and Canteen in Ahmedabad, Gujarat; the redevelopment of Udaan Park in Udaipur; the Mayday masterplan for Saxonvale Frome; as well as several one-off dwellings and residences in the UK and India.
Studio Saar is a subsidiary business of Secure Meters, an Indian multi-national smart metering and energy management company with operations in India, the UK, Bangladesh, Australia, Italy, Singapore, Switzerland, Sweden, and the UAE. This affiliation provides a unique platform to align architectural practice with broader sustainability and energy efficiency goals, allowing the studio to engage in high-impact projects that address global challenges such as energy access, climate resilience, and social equity.
Through a design process that blends local craftsmanship with advanced technologies and by fostering close collaboration with communities, artisans, and stakeholders, Studio Saar continues to deliver architecture that is both contextually rooted and future-oriented, catalysing positive environmental and social change.
